DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 11/10 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0949z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1554z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 6 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 47.8 - - 56.6 - - 57.2 - - 48.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 15 - - 70 - - -4 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 179 - - 801 - - 993 - - 48 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 919 - - 920 - - 920 - - 920 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1068 - - 1690 - - 1882 - - 937 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 278 - - 971 - - 1454 - - 91 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 61 - - 162 - - 71 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 7 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 4 - - 7 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 347 - - 302 - - 280 - - 250 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 1 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -1 - - -1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1379 - - -1717 - - -1530 - - -260 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2447 - - 3407 - - 3412 - - 1197 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10107 - - -6108 - - -5187 - - -4542 ODpotential blCL - - - 11175 - - 7798 - - 7069 - - 5479 blCL maxRH - - - 71 - - 66 - - 63 - - 73 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 47.8 - - 56.6 - - 57.2 - - 48.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.7 - - 45.1 - - 45.6 - - 46.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 47.9 - - 56.1 - - 57.6 - - 52.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.7 - - 43.8 - - 44.4 - - 48.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 15 - - 70 - - -4 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 179 - - 801 - - 993 - - 48 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 6 - - 6 - - 7 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 95995 59 255 58 260 60 249 62 255 95995 88960 30 268 36 261 41 266 39 270 88960 83521 21 277 22 263 25 271 29 271 83521 78977 17 269 24 255 27 280 22 283 78977 75022 11 285 19 245 24 277 24 305 75022 71516 15 310 9 245 19 249 23 286 71516 68335 18 276 18 306 14 283 19 301 68335 65399 29 264 30 282 23 292 25 297 65399 62663 33 271 30 278 28 277 30 288 62663 59999 41 279 35 285 35 276 39 277 59999 57226 43 277 45 280 43 275 43 279 57226 54371 50 278 52 277 52 270 52 277 54371 51653 58 277 56 275 53 265 53 277 51653 49197 61 279 61 279 61 270 66 270 49197 46997 69 282 69 281 69 268 72 262 46997 45020 77 279 77 274 74 269 66 259 45020 43228 81 273 78 273 79 272 60 269 43228 41581 81 272 81 274 83 272 68 281 41581 40052 82 274 83 275 84 271 79 281 40052 38622 82 277 82 276 83 274 81 279 38622 37274 83 278 80 279 82 277 79 279 37274 35968 82 277 79 279 80 281 76 281 35968 34638 80 278 78 279 80 282 73 280 34638 33254 78 279 75 281 79 281 72 278 33254 31819 77 280 77 285 78 282 70 280 31819 30319 76 281 76 287 76 285 66 281 30319 28742 74 282 72 287 72 285 61 282 28742 27087 72 282 67 288 67 285 56 281 27087 25352 69 281 64 290 60 292 51 282 25352 23540 68 283 63 286 56 288 51 283 23540 21652 66 287 61 287 57 288 45 291 21652 19689 58 291 54 290 58 297 41 297 19689 17645 46 292 46 288 48 299 38 299 17645 15561 37 291 37 285 41 293 36 294 15561 13554 31 293 29 286 37 288 34 290 13554 11729 28 296 25 287 30 286 31 289 11729 10112 25 301 22 292 25 284 29 286 10112 8682 21 303 21 298 22 288 23 283 8682 7415 20 314 19 307 19 301 17 292 7415 6295 18 336 17 317 16 312 13 299 6295 5304 15 354 12 323 14 313 10 297 5304 4430 12 001 8 319 11 301 9 285 4430 3659 11 003 7 310 10 290 9 284 3659 2969 11 006 6 308 10 287 10 293 2969 2358 11 010 5 310 9*284 11 298 2358 1850 12 008 5*306 8*282 9 294 1850 1460 13 355 4*304 7 281 7 285 1460 1192 11*349 4 301 7 279 6 275 1192 1029 9*348 4 301 6 280 5*258 1029 937 6 346 3 301 5 277 4*250 937 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography